Last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers had six players voted to go to the Pro Bowl and of them, running back James Conner was the only first-timer. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and outside linebacker T.J. Watt also both wound up being first-time Pro Bowlers last season, but as injury replacements. So, will the Steelers have any first-time Pro Bowlers this upcoming season?
As part of him recently attempting to predict 2019 first-time Pro Bowlers for all 16 AFC teams, Marc Sessler of NFL.com chose tight end Vance McDonald for the Steelers and below is what he wrote as he reason for doing so.